PETITION OF HARTNELL, SAINT BARBE, AND PAINTER (Abst.).
(_Brit. Mus. Lands. MS._ 51, No. 25.)
Petition of Raulph Harknell, William Saintbarbe and William Painter to
the Lord High Treasurer, c. 1586.
Having lately been called before Sir W. Mildmay, Chanc{or} of the
Exchequer, Mr. Fanshawe & Mr. Dodington for the sum of £7,075 and after
conference the division was imposed upon Turville Bowland and Painter,
and a brief was drawn, it pleased his Honour to will that if they could
show cause why the said sums should not be burdened upon them they were
to have allowance by petition which they have done and beseech his
Honour to have regard to the present state of themselves their wives and
children & by him to at once decide what sum they have to pay.